Toilet apparatus



' Patented Jan, 26, 1926'.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

i JOHN H. MURPHY, OF LOWELL, MASSAHUSETTS.

TOILET Ar-IAnn'rnsf Application nled September 5, 1922. Serial No.'586,065.

To all whom t may concern:

Lowell, inthe county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and usefulu Improvements in Toilet Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare lthe followingto be a. full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which `it appertains to make and use the' same. Thepresentinvention relates .to toilet apparatus and more particularlyl to toiletreceptacles adapted-toy contain rouge, 'powder and similarvpreparations, l

The object of the invention is to provide certain new and usefullimprovements in connection with what are technically known as compactsand more particularly to double compacts, which contain bothl rouge andpowder. or similar ingredients. Thesecom- .pacts comprise a container.of suitable size and form and including in addition to rouge and powderone or more lmirrors and puiis for the application. of the rougeandpowder. vItis desirable that when the container is closed it shallpresent a compact and attractive exterior and when opened shall permitready access to both the'rouge and powder and permit inspection in thelmirror., In addition, yit is desirable that the mirror shall beprotectedl when the container is closed in tacle for.v rouge, powder orsimilar ingredients; Connected to the container and adapt-v ed to liebetween the two parts when the container is closed is a mirror which maybe readily' moved into operative position when the two parts ofthecontainer are opened. Inthe simplest and most efficient form of theinvention which has yet been devised, two

,flanged members of substantially similar shape are hinged togetherin'such a manner that when open the two members forming the containermay lie Aside by side in the same plane. A mirror is hinged to one, ofthe 1 members at a point removed from the hinge connection between themembers and is adapted t0 be completely -enclosed by the members whenthe container is shut and to be thrown back into a convenient positionwhen'the container is o n. With this con container is open both therougeand powder are accessible 'and may be used as desired' without thenecessity of manipulating the "skilled in the art from the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred form of theinvention Fig. 1 representsv a. perspective view of the container withthe two parts opened and the mirror thrown back; Fig. 2is a section ofthe container upon the 4line 2-2 of Fig. 1;' Fig. 3 is a section of thelcontainer upon the line 3-3 of Fig-1; and Fig. 4 is a section ofthecontainer when closed.V

According tothe illustrated embodiment of -the invention, the containercomprises cooperating members 10 and 1 1 which are hinged'together at 13to permit the container to be closed, astindicated atFig. 4,

struction, it will be evident that when the 'or opened, as indicated inFig. 2. The mem;

ber 10 as shown is provided with an annular shoulder 14 upon theexterior surface, which forms a seat for the flange of the member 11 andcauses the container to present a finished, unbroken exterior whenclosed. The receptacle formed by the member 1() contains a cake ofrouge, indicated at 16, which may be conveniently retained in place bya.ring 18 having an inner lip 20L4 which bears upon the rougecake and anouter ange 22 which fits closely within' the member 10. The receptacleconstituted by the member l1 contains a larger cake opowder 24, whichisA retained in place' by a ring 26 having an inturned flange 28. Itwill be observed that the inner dimensions of the receptacles are thesame andthat either one may be employed for holding the rouge or powderby simply employing the proper. sealing ring. A single mirror 30 is ined at 32 to the member 10, the hinge 32 eing so located with respect tothe hinge 13 that when the .container is open, as indicated in Fig. 1,the

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remaining portions of the container, thus' minimizin the liability ofbreaking the mirror. sshown in the drawings, the

mirror conveniently comprises a back 4Q of metal or other suitablematerial, enclosing and surrounding the edge of the reflecting portionof the mirror and a projecting knob 42 by virtue of which the mirrormaybe drawn back into operative position when the container is opened. Itis desirable thatl pu's'for the application of the rouge and powdershall be contained within the compact and it will be observed from Fig.'fl that there is ample space between the opposite sides of the mirrorand the rouge and powder cakes for the'reception of flat puffs, suchasindicated at 44 and 46.

It will be evident that this form of container'preents a compact andattractive exterior when not in use and when ,open provides a compactand' readily available unit which may be easily retained in the palm ofone hand, leavingthe other hand free for the application of the rougeand powder. Furthermore, the opening of the container makes both therouge and powder accessible at one and the same time and permits thesingle mirror to be utilized in applying either the rouge or powder orboth. It will be furthermore obvious' that 'with the unit open, asindicated in Fig. 1, the .mirror may be readily tipped to .any desired.angle or inclination in accordance withthe needs of the user.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the compact as awhole mayv be' constructed ofmetal or oi celluloid and similar .V

materials, in accordance with the require-v ments of the trade.

While it is preferred to employ the spef cie construction and" arranement of parts shown and'described, it wi be understood-` that thisvconstruction and arran ent lis;

not essential except so far as speci ed in the claims and may be changedor modified vwith- Voutdeparting from the broader features -of theinvention. j

, The invention having been described, what. isclaimedgis:

1, A toiletreceptacle comprising two members hingedtogether and eachadapted to contain powder orv similar toilet ingredients, and a mirrorhinged to one of the members at a point olset from the hinged con-'nectionbetween the members to swing at an angle to the swing of theother of said members and to be thrown back substantiallyxin the planeof the members when the receptacle isopen and to'be closed'over vtheItoilet. ingredient 'in the. member to which it is hinged. 2. Aftoiletapparatus comprising twov cup shaped ,members `hinged together andadapted to contain powder or similar ingredients, a mirror' connectedwith the mem- Abers and adapted to lie therebetween when the containeris closed, and a slip ring having an inturnedliiange adapted to engagewith the ,cakeof powderor ingredient and' an outer peripheral flangeitting'closelyv within the cup shaped member, the. rin' heing adaptedtoretain the cake oingre ient in place within the member and to permitaccess thereto. 1

3. In combination, a container-'having a cover and acosmetic blockhaving an oval. upper face arranged 1n said container, andv a guardplateformed with a central openlng proJectmg inwardly of said-1 container.and having its inner peripheral edgebent downwardly to engage andcenter said cosmetio block.

4. A, vanity case comprising a body memberfor receiving a toiletcompact, a lid member hinged to lsaid body having means for' receivingand retaining a toilet compact, and a mirror plate hinged to one ofsaid-'nientv bers to swing at an angletothe swing ofthe other of saidmembers and to be closed over` the toilet compact in the member to whichit is hinged.

. JGHN H. MURPHY.'-

